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New York’s updated concealed-carry law returns to the court

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Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. Last January, the Supreme Court refused to disturb an order by the U.S. That dispute is now back before the court. Bruen , the landmark ruling shifted the Second Amendment landscape.

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Hawai‘i court allows lawsuit against state transportation department for failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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The First Circuit Court of the State of Hawai’i Thursday rejected a motion to dismiss by the Hawai’i Department of Transportation to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the department is violating the state constitution by failing to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Right To Carry Guns for Self-Defense

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The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense, marking the court’s first foray into gun rights since Justice Amy Coney Barrett came on board in October, making a 6-3 conservative majority, reports the Chicago Tribune.

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New York Ruling Still Leaves Door Open for Gun Control: Study

The Crime Report

The Supreme Court ruling striking down New York State’s laws requiring permits for carrying a weapon will have a long-term effect on state gun laws, but in the interim it can be used by states to establish tougher gun restrictions, according to a new analysis from RAND Corporation.

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Can Police Officers Refuse to Enforce Abortion Laws?

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Despite the June 24 ruling by the United States Supreme Court, which officially reversed Roe v. The debate is only just beginning, but there is one area that has still received relatively little attention: how should law enforcement respond to the new abortion landscape? Protest following Roe v Wade decision.

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Ninth Circuit Holds Berkeley’s Gas Ban Preempted by U.S. Energy Policy & Conservation Act

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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down a decision in California Restaurant Association v. The court overturned a District Court ruling to invalidate a Berkeley, California, prohibition on natural gas infrastructure in newly-constructed buildings. O n Monday, April 17, 2023, the U.S. City of Berkeley.

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Illegal firearm possession and courtroom closures

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Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the prosecution in a case of illegal gun possession by a person with a nonimmigrant visa must prove he knew of his legal status, and the inquiry courts should follow in deciding to close the courtroom to the public.

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